overrelax en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + relax.
Meanings
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(transitive) To relax excessively.
They may have diabetes, or be taking a medication that overrelaxes the muscular sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus.
2003, Mark Hyman, Mark Liponis, Ultraprevention: The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life, page 70:
- (transitive) To solve using overrelaxation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overrelaxing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overrelaxes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overrelaxed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overrelaxed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |